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Image of The Potlatch Tickle
Music, notated

The Potlatch Tickle

The music for "The Potlatch Tickle (A Seattle Rag)" was composed by Donald A. Robertson, arranged by Carl A. Weber, and published by the Empire Music Publishing Company of Seattle. A native of Germany, Carl Alfred Weber (1863-1929) came to Seattle about 1910 and opened a music studio where he taught and arranged music. Donald Alexander Robertson (1888-1934) was a…
ID Number:1980.7097A.28
Date:1911
Image of White Pass & Yukon Route leaflet, circa 1910
Ephemera

White Pass & Yukon Route leaflet, circa 1910

When gold was discovered in the Yukon in 1897, prospectors had to make the dangerous journey on foot from the Alaska coast to the gold fields, some 550 miles into the Canadian interior. After the building of the first section of the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad in 1898-1899, the trip, which had formerly taken days, could now be…
ID Number:1981.7290.3
Date:1910
Image of Washington Saw Works Company Golden Potlatch float, Seattle, 1912
Photograph

Washington Saw Works Company Golden Potlatch float, Seattle, 1912

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1981.7351.159
Date:1912
Image of Departure of the steamer
Photograph

Departure of the steamer "Mexico" for the Klondike, 1897

On July 17, 1897, the steamer "Portland" arrived in Seattle with a large amount of gold from the Klondike. This set off a stampede of people wanting to go north to the gold fields. The steamer "Mexico" left Seattle on July 25th loaded with people and supplies. This was the ship's last voyage. It was wrecked in Alaskan waters on…
ID Number:1983.10.6057
Date:1900
Image of Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1905
Photograph

Globe Building, Seattle, circa 1905

James Clise built the Globe Building in 1901 to house office, shops, and rooms for men who came to Seattle during the Alaskan gold rush. In 2003, the Alexis Hotel occupied the building, located at First Avenue and Madison Street. Signs in image: Bismarck. Bank - Washington Trust Company. Globe Navigation Co. Palace of Sweets. Stone - Tailor. Globe Block.…
ID Number:1983.10.7063
Date:Circa 1905
Image of U.S. Assay Office, Seattle, 1905
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U.S. Assay Office, Seattle, 1905

The United States monetary system used to be on the gold standard. People used gold coins, as well as paper currency which was backed by gold. When gold started arriving in Seattle from the Klondike in 1898, the government opened an assay office to buy gold and to certify its purity. The building was located at 617-19 9th Avenue. Handwritten…
ID Number:1983.10.7465
Date:1905
Image of Gold Rush days on the waterfront, June 3, 1906
Photograph

Gold Rush days on the waterfront, June 3, 1906

By 1906, the Nome gold rush still had a major impact on Seattle. Fortune-hunters crowded Seattle looking for a ship to take them north. Businesses boomed as people bought supplies for the gold camps. In the three days before this photo was taken, more than 2,000 passengers and 12,000 tons of freight sailed north on five steamers.In this photo, crowds…
ID Number:1983.10.7520
Date:1906
Image of S. S. Portland, circa 1905
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S. S. Portland, circa 1905

Before 1897, the "Portland" carried freight and passengers between the Pacific Northwest and Alaskan ports. The ship also gained some fame for smuggling opium and Chinese workers. The vessel's most famous moment came on July 17, 1897, when it returned to Seattle carrying Klondike gold miners and their gold. This set off a mad rush to the Yukon gold fields.This…
ID Number:1983.10.7554
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Actors from
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Actors from "The Alaskan," circa 1907

Seattle's Moore Theatre opened in December 1907, with an original musical comedy, "The Alaskan." According to the program, the story was set in Nome, and the characters included two prospectors, an heiress, her chaperone, a ladies' maid, a mailman, and an art scholar. The eighteen musical numbers included choruses by "Sextette Girls," "Eskimo Girls," "Show Girls," and "Alaskan Miners."In this…
ID Number:1983.10.7971
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Pioneer Square decorated for Potlatch, 1911
Photograph

Pioneer Square decorated for Potlatch, 1911

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1983.10.9439.2
Date:1911
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